The Brief
- U.S. Army Corporal Anthony Konze, missing since 1950 during the Korean War, has been identified through scientific analysis and will be laid to rest in Canton on July 18.
- Konze’s remains were initially discovered in 1951 and buried as an unknown soldier in Hawaii until confirmed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in 2024.
- The public is invited to attend his funeral at Darby Funeral Home and burial with full military honors at Georgia National Cemetery.
CANTON, Ga. – After more than seven decades listed as missing in action, U.S. Army Corporal Anthony Konze has finally been identified and will be laid to rest with full military honors in Georgia on Friday, July 18, 2025.
What we know:
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 1, 1930, Konze was the eldest of eight children. He enlisted in the Army on October 5, 1949, and served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War. He was reported missing in action near Changyong, South Korea, on September 1, 1950.…